Thursday, August 3

August 3-5: We Fest, Detroit Lakes (Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Zac Brown Band, & more)(1-800-4WE-FEST)

August 3-13: Fringe Festival, various locations

August 3, 11, 18, 22: Lynx basketball, Xcel Center

August 3-6, 10-13, 18-24, 29-31: Saints baseball, CHS Field, St. Paul


Friday, August 4

Detroit movie (1967 riots)

Stephen King's Dark Tower movie


Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live (MST3K), State Theater (7pm & 10pm, $40+)



August 4-6: Uptown Art Fair, Hennepin & Lake, Minneapolis (Fri noon-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-5pm)


Saturday, August 5

Bruno Mars, Xcel Center (8pm, $50+)



August 5-6: Powderhorn Art Fair, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis (free)


Sunday, August 6



Red Stag block party, Red Stag Supperclub, 509 1st Av NE, Minneapolis (2pm-8pm, free)

Shawn Mendes, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $48+)


Monday, August 7
full moon  


Friday, August 11

August 11-12: Perseid meteors (free)


August 11-13: Irish Fair, Harriet Island, St. Paul


August 11-13: State Capitol re-opening, St. Paul, MN (free)



Saturday, August 12

Coldplay, Vikings Stadium (7pm)

Pizza Lucé Block Party, Minneapolis warehouse district


August 12-14: Supernatural convention, Minneapolis Convention Center



Tuesday, August 15

Linkin Park, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $40+)


Thursday, August 17

Retro Futura: Howard Jones, the English Beat, Modern English, Men Without Hats, Paul Young and Katrina (ex-Katrina and the Waves), State Theatre (7pm, $53+)

 
Friday, August 18

Hitman's Bodyguard movie - Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson

Justin Bieber - Cancelled, Vikings Stadium (7:30pm)

Rascal Flatts, Grand Casino Hinckley amphitheater (7:30pm, $65+)


August 18-20: Wacipi  (pronounced Wa chee pee), SMSC Wacipi Grounds, 3212 Dakotah Parkway, Shakopee Mdewakanton, Prior Lake, MN ($10)


Saturday, August 19

Bat Festival, Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge, 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington (9a-5p, free)


Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah, Bender Park, 200 North Third Street, Henderson, MN (9-4pm, free)

India Fest, State Capitol grounds (11am-9pm, free)

Kendrick Lamar, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $40+)


August 19-20, 26-27, September 2-4, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 29-October 1: Renaissance Festival, 12364 Chestnut Blvd, Shakopee, MN


Sunday, August 20

Central Honors Philandro - Push Back Against Hate, Dunning Rec Center, 1221 Marshall Av, St. Paul (1-7pm, free)



The Seeker, a film by Cloud Cult, with Josh Radnor & Alex McKenna, at The Table Mpls, 4747 Lyndale Av S, Minneapolis (5pm, free, trailer)


Monday, August 21

Lady Gaga, Xcel Center (7:30pm, $49+)


Solar Eclipse at 1:06 pm (partial for Minnesota, total for other parts of the U.S.)

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars movie (one night only)


Wednesday, August 23

Fighting Voter Suppression with Rep. Keith Ellison, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Park, 4055 Nicollet Av (near 41st St W), Minneapolis (6pm, free)


Thursday, August 24


Nickelback, State Fair grandstand (7:30pm, $65+)




August 24-Sep 4:  Minnesota State Fair, State Fairgrounds ($13)

Friday, August 25



Stevie Nicks, (7:30pm, $49+)


August 25-26: Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, Xcel Center ($80+)

August 25-27: Supernatural convention, Minneapolis Convention Center ($50+)

August 25-27: Woodbury Days, Ojibway Park, Woodbury


Saturday, August 26



Brad Paisley with Dustin Lynch, Chase Bryant, & Lindsay Ell, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton, Welch MN (7pm, $70+)


Equal Means Equal film, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Av S, Minneapolis (7pm, $10, trailer)

Jim Gaffigan, State Fair grandstand (8pm, $50+)

Happy Together: Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dogs Night, The Association, The Cowsills, The Box Tops, & The Archies Ron Dante, Grand Casino - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, MN (6pm, $40+)


August 26-28: Woodbury Days, Ojibway Park, Woodbury


Sunday, August 27



Toby Keith, State Fair grandstand (7:30pm, $53+)


Vikings v. 49ers (preseason NFL football), US Bank Stadium (7pm)

Monday, August 28

     State Fair - day 5 record attendance: 144,504

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, State Fair grandstand (8pm, $29)


Tuesday, August 29

   
 
John Mellencamp, State Fair grandstand (7:30pm, $49+)


Wednesday, August 30

   

Pentatonix, State Fair grandstand (8pm, $40+)


Thursday, August 31

   
 
Usher, State Fair grandstand (7:30pm, $72+)


Vikings v. Dolphins (preseason NFL football), US Bank Stadium (7pm)